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Boy's nameOrigin: LatinName day: 15 June (SK)Name day in 2 European calendars

vitus

[ˈviːt]

vitus is an alternative spelling variant of the name Vít.

Name variants

International equivalents and translations

English:
Vitus
Slovak:
Czech:
Hungarian:
Polish:
German:
Spanish:
French:
Vitus
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Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

The name Vít is traditionally interpreted as “lively”, “vital”, and “full of life”.

Detailed etymology (in Slovak)

Vít je slovenská a česká podoba neskorolatinského mena Vitus. Meno sa tradične spája s latinským podstatným menom vita („život“) a vykladá sa vo význame „živý“ alebo „plný života“. V kresťanskom prostredí sa rozšírilo najmä vďaka úcte k svätému Vítovi.

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International Traveler Index

How easily vitus is pronounced abroad, written on tickets, and perceived worldwide

100 / 100Globetrotter (global name)
Degree of global adaptability100 %
Passport & airline ticket spelling:

VITUS

100% identical to original form
Script & diacritics:

No diacritics (ASCII)

Universal international spelling
World languages:

14 foreign variants

Czech, English, Hungarian
Travel strengths of this name
  • •No diacritics – it matches international passports, plane tickets and foreign keyboards exactly.
  • •Easy to pronounce everywhere – no sound clusters that are hard for foreigners.
  • •Ideal two-syllable length – melodic and easy to remember anywhere in the world.
  • •A global name – it has direct equivalents in more than 9 world languages.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars
15 JuneOfficial Slovak Calendar
Slovak Official CalendarSlovak Extended CalendarTranovský EvangelicalCzech Calendar
Pronunciation and phonetic note:[ˈviːt]

In Slovak, the stress falls on the first syllable.

Slovak declension

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 1
1. Nominative:Who, what?
vitus
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
vitusa
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
vitusovi
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
vitusa
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
vitus
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
vitusovi
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
vitusom

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
VítkoVíťoVíťko
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Mr vitus

Notable figures named vitus

10

People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

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Person type
Vitus Bering
1681 – 1741Historical Figure

Danish-born Russian explorer (1681-1741)

Vitus Huonder
CH
1942 – 2024Historical Figure

Swiss Catholic bishop (1942–2024)

Vitus Eicher
DE
born 1990Notable Figure

German footballer

Vitus Nagorny
DE
born 1978Notable Figure

German footballer

Vitus Bering
1617 – 1675Historical Figure

Danish writer and poet (1617-1675)

Vitus Georg Tönnemann
DE
1659 – 1740Historical Figure

German theologian and priest (1659-1740)

Vitus Bruinsma
NL
1850 – 1916Historical Figure

Dutch politician and physicist (1850 - 1916)

Vitus Rubianto Solichin
ID
born 1968Notable Figure

Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Padang

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Initials / monogram:with dots:V.S.without dots:VS
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